Tonight Kelly and I had dinner at a Salvadore Molly’s (the one on S.E. 33rd) with our friends Miranda and Brian. There were two reasons for going. The first, we’d wanted to go for some time, we’d heard that the food was good, and the second, for a dish named Great Balls of Fire. The menu says "Many have tried, and some have died! Eat all five habanero-cheese fritters with the sauce, and get your picture on the Wall of Flames!!"
Now, I’m big into spicy food, I liberally sprinkle habanero powder on my popcorn, or dump whole bottles of Tabasco on my eggs and hashbrowns for breakfast, but these suckers are HOT! However, I was able to eat all five with relative ease, and used what was left of the habanero sauce on my main meal (the Mojo Kalua Pork, which was awesome). Those Great Balls of Fire are really delicious, if you can get past the burning. Brian wasn’t doing quite as well as I, but managed to get all 5 down as well (he was determined), so we both got polaroid’s taken and put on the wall.
However, the Great Balls of Fire were filling by themselves, but then add the heaping portions of a main dish and both Brian and I were absolutely stuffed (think Monty Python’s "Mr. Creosote" sketch from The Meaning of Life). The food is good though, well worth a visit. The website (linked above) has the menu’s in PDF form.
2 replies on “Great Balls of Fire”
“Eet’s waffer theen…”
exactly! I gotta say though, I’ve had the ‘dragon ass’ all day due to those Great Balls of Fire. It’s one thing going in, and a totally different matter going out! As delicious as they were, they are NOT for the faint of heart. hehe.